…Another Jailed Two Years for Oil Theft
Justice
U. N Agomoh, of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State on
Wednesday, June 16, 2015 sentenced Anthony Ideozuto to two years
imprisonment with an option of fine in the sum of N500, 000 for failing to
produce an accused person.
Ideozu,
who stood as one of the sureties for one, Chima Ojadi, could not produce him
for trial having jumped bail.
Ojadi was being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a nine count amended charge bordering on conspiracy
and obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N17, 000,000.
Having
failed to produce the accused person, or pay the sum of N500,000 which was the
bond he entered with the prosecution, Justice Agomoh ordered that Ideozu’s bond
be forfeited and accordingly sentenced him.
Similarly,
the EFCC on Thursday, June 11, 2015 secured the conviction of Suntaal Nigeria
Limited, represented by the Operations Manager of the Company, Babatunde
Oluwole, to two years imprisonment with an option of fine.
Justice
Lambo Akanbi of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, found the company guilty
of oil theft.
A
truck with dual number plate: XA522RGM and XA523RGM, loaded with 22,000 litres
of adulterated Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), belonging to the company was
intercepted by officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps along
East-West Road, Rumumasi, and Port Harcourt in February 2011 without
appropriate license.
Wilson
Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
17th June, 2015
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